VSE Achieves ISO 9001 Quality Standard Registration
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- VSE reported today that its quality management system has been certified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Ltd., an internationally recognized third party registrar for registration to ISO 9001. The scope of VSE's registration reads as follows:
"Provision of project management, engineering,
prototyping, and logistics services;
Provision of engineering personnel services for postal systems."
The quality registration is for specified VSE business units in Alexandria, Virginia; the Ships Division in Chesapeake, Virginia; and the VSS Division at Patuxent River, Maryland.
VSE Chairman and CEO Don Ervine said achieving ISO 9001 registration was one of the company's strategic goals for 1998. "Our employees did a great job in achieving this registration. We targeted ISO 9001 registration as a part of our effort to provide customers with quality services and products, on time, at a fair price. Quality is fundamental in our business, and it affects everything we do. Having our quality management system registered to ISO 9001 is an important step in achieving continuous process improvement, and in maintaining the VSE logo as a recognized quality benchmark in our industry."
VSE's Director of Quality Quentin Conroy said, "ISO 9001 is a recognized international standard for use by organizations seeking to develop and certify their quality management system. It covers the quality management system for products and services, from initial design and development through production, installation, and servicing. VSE has worked steadily to develop and install a quality management system compliant with international quality standards. We are very pleased to have attained this significant milestone."
VSE provides diversified services and products to the engineering, energy, environment, health care, information technology, and defense services markets. VSE's principal customers are agencies of the U. S. government and other prime contractors. The company's BAV Division provides foreign military sales through its contract to manage the ship transfer program for the U. S. Navy. The company has 1,300 employees providing services and products from more than 20 locations across the United States and around the world. |
